USD Men's Basketball 1998-1999

1999 wee TOURNAMENT SANTA CLARA TO HOST wee CHAMPIONSHIP W hen the 13 th annua l West Coast Conference Basketba ll Champ i– onships tip-off at Santa Clara Un ivers ity, it w ill be the seventh time the tour– nament has ta ken place at Toso Pavi lion. SCU served as the host th e fi rst time it was a common-s ite event back in 1988 and also hosted the tourney in 1997, 1996, 1995 , 1994 and 1991. The women's tou rnament, in its 8th yea r, is back at SCU for the seven th time. RESERVED SEATS NOWAVAILABLE! Order tickets throu$h the Santa Clara ticket office by calling (408) 554- 4660, or by contacting the USO athletic department at (619) 260-5916. All-Tournament Pass (14 Games) $65 Men's Tournament Pass (7 Games) $50 Women's Tournament Pass (7 Games) $20 Lower Level, Men's Session $15 Upper Level, Men's Session $10 General Admission, Women's $7 Students (Men's/Women's) $6/3 TOURNAMENT TIDBITS HOME COURT DISADVANTAGE The tournament host team has never won the championship game. In fact, onl y one host has ever advanced to the final (Santa Clara fe ll to LMU in the 1988 champ ionshi p). TOP SEED CHALLENGE The Il l seed has lost in the fi rst round of the tournament in three of the last four yea rs (Sa nta Clara fe ll to LMU in '97; Pepperdine in '96 and LMU in '95) . The Il l has taken the championshi p just three times in the prev ious 11 yea rs (LMU in 1988, Pepperd ine in 199 1 and '92). DONS WIN '98 wee TOURNEY USF bounded back into the NCAA tournament last yea r for the first time since 1982, w inning the WCC tourney by beating the two 1997 co-champs (SMC, SCU) and the 1998 regul ar season w inner (Gonzaga).

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wee TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

February 21 (Sun.)

12 Noon

Brackets Anno unced

February 22 (Mon.)

10 :00 am

M ed ia Teleconference

A ll men's and women' s coaches w ill be o n line fo r the anno uncement o the 1998 AII -WCC Teams.

February 25 (Thu.)

* 12 Noon *6:00 pm

W omen's Sess io n #1 W omen's Sess io n #2

February 26 (Fri.)

*6 :00 pm

W omen's Semifinals

February 27 (Sat.)

* 12 Noon *6:00 pm

M en's Sess io n #1 M en' s Sess io n #2

February 28 (Sun.)

1:05 pm * 5:30 pm

W omen's Champi o nship

ALL-TIME TOURNAMENT VICTORIES w L TITLES Pepperdine 17 8 94,92,91 Santa Clara 12 10 93,87 Loyo la Marymount 9 9 89,88 Gonzaga 11 11 95 Saint Mary's 9 11 97 San Di ego 8 11 Portl and 6 10 96 San Francisco 9 11 98

M en's Semifinals

March 1 (Mon.)

9 :07 pm

M en's Champi onship

(ESPN Telecast)

* Denotes the 2nd game starts 30 minutes after the first game ends.

WCC Office: 1200 Bayhi/1 Dr., Suite 302, San Bruno, CA 94066 ... (650) 873-8622; FAX 873-7846. Commissioner: Michael Gilleran Assistant Commissioners: Don Ott & Teresa Kuehn Dir. of Championships/Membership Services: Valerie Richardson; Public Relations Asst.: Scott Hirko, Dan Martinez